hi i need some advice i never have ever usede a baitcassting reel so i need help,what would i get for my first make and model,to help me,ive have only bin a spinning rods and reels now going to be making spincast rods so now i need to learn ,how to use spinncast.so can i get advice on spinncast reels ,one that would help me out with spinncast dislexia..

Spincast or baitcast? Big difference there.

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If in fact it is a baitcasting reel you are looking for it would be, hands down, the Shimano (brand) Chronarch (model). The Chronarch (B) - for saltwater.
The Chronarch or Chronarch (MG) for fresh water.

I sold all my Calcuttas and Calais' and swapped for the Chronarch.

My opinion at least - not cheap though.

thak you my mistake , i ment baitcast, and yes shimano some of the best spinning reelsthat i use and like i said i never ha ha, this is going to be my first. im a baitcast virgin

The Shimano Citica is a great reel for the money, and shouldn't break the bank for your first baitcaster. Anything above the Citica is icing on the cake, and it really depends on what you want to spend.

Joe

ITs, baitcast,you can say that i am a baistcast virgin, so i can use your advise a great deal thank you this would be very helpfule to me,ha ha ..thanks guys....

Anything Shimano.

shimano citica or the diawa viento. big money difference but both worth it

I recently purcased a Citica 201e by Shimano and I must say it is an awesome reel - so far.

As for help with the way the reel operates, and how to set it properly... head over to this link. It'll provide ALL the help you need :)
Baitcast Reel Setup

If you have always used a spinning reel and are moving to baitcast reels-and you are right handed- don’t even consider a “normal” right hand reel, it will only confuse you. Today you can get most quality reels in a “left hand” version, and are much easier to learn on, the whole concept of casting with your good hand then switching the rod to your bad hand makes little sense to anyone who has used a spinning reel for some time. People who have used “normal” reels for a long time have a hard time changing over to left hand reels, as Rich Forhan said they have gotten very good at doing something very bad.

Funny you say that Mike. I am left handed (well I write left handed) but I play golf right handed, played baseball right handed, but get this...I flycast left handed (very well thank you), but I cast spinning and baitcasting rods right handed. Most left handed people use both hands as it is a right handed world. For you right handed people who say who cares get over it, try a left handed pair od scissors sometimes to see what I mean. I know it seems strange, but I just pick up those different rods with different hands. Left handed baitcasters seem too strange to me. FYI, Phil Mickelson is RIGHT handed, although he plays golf left handed and is known as "Lefty".

THIS is so cool ,guys thanks for the cool advice, im a spinning reel,well im not bad with spinning reels i took the advice and got the shimano curado 201E left and yes it looks easy but after looking further it kinda,scares me. hey,I need some more of all of your great wisdom could you tell me what ROD i should get for this reel thanks .....

Wow, that is a hole nother question that begs the following response...freshwater or salt, what u fishing for, what baits, pound test of line, open water, timber, rivers, lakes?????

I mean, I have 7' spinning rods (popping rods) for specs and redfish in the salt, 6' spinning rods for UL panfishing, casting rods that go from 7' crankbait rods, 7' light action topwater rods, worm rods, flipping sticks, heavy spinnerbait rods about 6'6", light spinnerbait rods about 6'3", etc, etc, etc...However, that being said, most of my bass fishing (which your reel was marketed to primarily) is done with 6'6" medium heavy fast action rods. St. Croix has a good selection at multiple price points, as does Lamiglas, Batson, Pac Bay, Mud Hole, Swampland, etc....The same reel would also do very well in salt water with light tackle 7' popping rods.

My advice on a first bait casting reel, don't go with a $2-300 reel-you may not like baitcasting. There are a ton of good reels that cost less than $100. When you find that you love it, then go better. Check out Bass Pro and Cabela's, maybe Dick's and Gander Mountain, and buy something for a reasonable price to see if you like it. Often they have sales that will get you a really good deal. My best casting BC reel is an old Shimano Calcutta 100, only 3 bearings, but it works better than some of my 8-10 bearing reels. Second best, a Bass Pro that cost less than $100. One factor that should be considered when you decide to buy a really expensive BC reel is that the professional reel servicers usually service only the name brands, and these reels are getting too complicated for most of us to service.

Give it a try-I think you will really enjoy the BC experience. Then you have a whole new bunch of rods to build.

HEY guys,thanks alot for all the advice the type of fishing i do is saltwater very light tackle here on oahu we do have feshwater lakes the one that dos have bass , well i dont own a boat to fish@ lake wilson great bass fishing, this i can share with you i fish shoreline @this beach the water is so clear blue that with polarizeglasses you can see the reef ,guys when my inlaws coma to hawaii or freinds i take them to this beach bluewater whitesand not bad fishing,in season,but getting back to my delema.this is my first baitcasting reel,and would need a rod with some lenght as im standing on reef i do like rods with fast or exfast any ideas this would help me out alot thanks ...and guys ALOHA...

Since you are most likely to want long casts and are going for fish that may turn out to be pretty powerful, I would recommend you pay attention to the reel line capacity when you buy. For the blank to build on, you need to make a decision as to the likely lure weight you will be throwing in order to get a good match with the rod action/power. If I were you, I would look at the steelhead/salmon blanks in the 8 1/2 to 9 foot length. Rainshadow, American Tackle, and probably many others have good blanks at various prices that should work pretty well. I'm not sure you want to put about $100 into a blank, but if you do, the Rainshadow XST line is very nice-I just finished one (9 feet)set up for salmon spinning, and have another in the works for salmon casting (8 1/2 feet). For your type of fishing I would think you would be doing a lot of two handed casting, so make sure you design the grips right (butt to reel spacing).

Check out the sponsors to the left: American tackle AMSH 1025-2 or AMSH 1084-2 if your lure weight is in this range

Batson/Rainshadow XST and IST and HS series, check their on line catalog for lots of options. Schneiders Rods has a good selection in stock and gives very good service.

If you're going to be casting more than about 3/4 oz, I have no experience, so maybe others can help. If you are going heavier than that, maybe you want a surf rod. Sounds like you want a rod for both bass and light saltwater, and if that is the case, the recommendations above make sense. If you are focusing on bass, I would go lighter and shorter than what I recmomended to make it better for one handed casting.

Michael hthis is very sound advice i just recieved the ST croixs blanks buying guide and reading this guide they say be careful about graphite modulos from your experience,what do you know about this i purchased an american rodsmith H3 team redfish that is 84 million modulos it is a very light ,fast rod what is it with modulos do" higher meen better is a rod thats made in the USA ,better , or china or mexico, or does it even matter . im new to this its very cool to learn more on this.

Modulus is a very misused term-you can probably do a forum seach for modulus and get up to date on it. You don't need to go with the highest modulus in order to have a really great rod. In fact, for some fishing where the rod may be abused, lower might be better-the higher mod rods are designed to be very light and it may cost a little in the ability to take abuse. What I do is go first cabin on rods where sensitivity is important, like jigging for walleyes, and go with lower mod and lower cost on rods where sensitivity isn't so important, like a muskie rod. Or, if you just want to go with the "best," get the highest mod, high cost, and if you find you don't like bait casting you certainly will be able to sell the rod. Higher mod rods are usually lighter, so if that is a priority, consider high mod. The Rainshadow XST series is a series of great rods-check them out at the Batson site. Schneiders has a good stock at a decent price.

AWSOME, thanks mike. ALOHA AND MAHALO ..........